Description
Job Summary:
Advance your career at Ball, the world leader in sustainable packaging, and make a difference in your professional development, in the community, and globally—by overhauling equipment and disseminating best practices.
Key Highlights:
1. World leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging
2. Focus on professional development and global impact
3. Culture of diversity, inclusion, and belonging
**Advance your career at Ball, the world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminum packaging. Achieve extraordinary things by joining our team and make a difference in your professional development, in the community, and around the world!**
**Key Responsibilities**:
* Overhaul equipment to ensure standardization and optimal functionality according to quality and safety standards, with maximum performance.
* Technical reference for Front End equipment.
* Conduct failure analysis.
* Participate in format capability projects.
* Develop and deliver specific training to transfer knowledge and updates to plant maintenance technicians.
* Train/orient production unit employees through procedures/training to build their capabilities and disseminate best practices.
* Contribute ideas and support implementation of engineering-developed projects and Start-up activities for new production lines or new facilities, applying engineering-developed equipment and process modifications and innovations to ensure project success.
* Develop equipment improvements within the Front End scope aimed at reducing maintenance time and extending equipment service life.
* Inspect and install newly designed parts or components using engineering drawings and training materials to eliminate potential design or manufacturing defects.
* Install and evaluate parts and components introduced into the production process through production monitoring to ensure equipment/component performance.
* Develop procedures based on manufacturer recommendations and maintenance records with photos to standardize activities and execute them correctly.
* Perform mechanical maintenance on subassemblies of key production unit equipment using procedures, manufacturer recommendations, and supplier-developed solutions to ensure proper equipment operation and timely execution of maintenance per each unit’s predefined schedule.
* Participate in Front End equipment Overhauls across South America and other regions as required.
**Mandatory Requirements**
* Completed technical education in mechanical or electromechanical fields.
* Minimum 5 years’ experience in can manufacturing Front End operations.
* Intermediate Excel proficiency.
* Willingness to travel, including at least one week per month—or two consecutive weeks for international travel within South America.
**Desirable**
* Green Belt certification.
* Knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
**Additional Information**
* **Work Location:** Primary work location will be Pouso Alegre/MG.
* **Work Model:** 100% on-site.
* **Working Hours:** 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, or as aligned with the factory schedule where travel assignments occur.
**Ball Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We actively encourage applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.** **By joining Ball, you become part of a global team of more than 16,000 members. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminum cans and cups to aerosol bottles—enabling our customers to contribute to a better world.**
Each of us is deeply committed to diversity and inclusion—the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what they love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always do is make a difference.
Please note that the advertised job title may differ from the official job title in the employment contract due to local structures and global HR systems.